Stephens has torn labrum, may miss senior season

7:57 AM,
Nov. 14, 2012

Basil Smotherman should bring some added versatility to the Purdue roster next season.

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Jeff Washburn

A Purdue legacy. A lean and lanky coach's kid. And a tenacious combination guard who already possesses that tough Boilermaker basketball mentality that Gene Keady began instilling more than 30 years ago.

In shooting guard Kendall Stephens from St. Charles (Ill.) East, small forward Basil Smotherman from Lawrence North and in Bryson Scott from Fort Wayne Northrop, Purdue coach Matt Painter will add a three-member class that is expected to sign national letters of intent Wednesday at their respective high schools.

Wednesday is the first day of the NCAA's November basketball signing ...